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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicHaldiram's

Topic: Haldiram's

Om Sweets’ Pakistan to Gurugram journey—3 brothers turned doda barfi into a Rs 600 cr empire

Om Sweets built a mithai empire by refusing to abandon their Rs 25 bowl of chole for the working class. Now, the Kathuria brothers are expanding with the next-gen in charge.

Bikaji says ‘not for sale’ amid investor interest in Indian snacks market

The Indian savoury snacks sector has ballooned in recent years as consumers splurge on packaged foods.

Tata plans acquisition of Haldiram’s, snack maker seeks $10 billion valuation: Reuters

According to the Reuters report, Haldiram’s, a household name in India, is also talking with private equity firms, including Bain Capital, about the sale of a 10% stake.

Nachos over bhujia, chips over kachori — western snacks dominate Indian market, but that might change soon

Assocham says ethnic savoury snacks within organised market set to grow by 16% to Rs 204 bn by 2026. Attributes it to factors like improved packaging, better sales practices, new products.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.